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Letter to the Editor: Let's have the Wright conversation

Submitted by wayne204 on Sat, 03/29/2008 - 5:18pm.

Let's face it: there's way too much flaming that goes on in internet forums and in local newspapers over Reverend Wright's sermons.

It generates a lot of heat, but no light.

So how about if we back up a little and try to do what Barack has asked us to do: sit down and have a quiet conversation and try to understand one another?

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